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CALIFORNIA POTTERY SCRAPBOOK | |
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by JACK CHIPMAN Pages: 304 Size: 8 1/2" by 11" Highlights: This colorful new hardbound book is a departure for reference books on collectible pottery. It features a design that replicates a scrapbook and covers many of the undocumented and under-documented California Pottery producers from the 1930s through the 60s and beyond. It is organized by theme not company and the historical information is contained within the photo captions to the hundreds of color plates. Numerous photos of marks as well as key personnel connected with the potteries are interspersed with the plates. Current values are included in the captions for the more established companies. Some of the many businesses covered: Elzac, Jane Callender, Joy Thompson, Tepco China, Eugene White, William Maddux, Chalice, Robert Maxwell, Landaker, West Coast, Padre, Cemar, Sorcha Boru, Esther Shirey, Yona, Heath, and De Maray. The biggies are not left out. Names like Bauer, Catalina, Pacific, Brayton Laguna and Barbara Willis are shown right alongside these "newcomers" to show relationships. A thorough index is included for ease of reference, price $29.95. Click on the button to order a copy autographed by Jack Chipman! |
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BARBARA WILLIS: CLASSIC CALIFORNIA MODERNISM |
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by JACK CHIPMAN With a perceptive sense of design and uncommon business acumen, Barbara Willis became an industry leader in the colorful California Pottery movement of the 1940s and 50s. A modernist at heart, she helped make good design affordable for the modern home. After study with renowned ceramist and teacher, Laura Andreson, her combination crackle glaze and stained bisque floral containers and other household accessories started one of California Pottery’s most pervasive trends. This book is the first to take an in-depth look at an accomplished career in clay that has had a startling resurgence in recent years. Today, at 87, she is producing robust and original works of ceramic art in her Malibu beach studio. "One of the important talents of mid-century modern décor, Barbara Willis has been known only to a small group of collectors, until now. In this wonderful new book, Jack Chipman, researcher and collector, with his artist’s eye and vast understanding of California’s contribution to the field of ceramics, illuminates Willis’ life and work, restoring her to her rightful place in history." -Harvey Duke Click on a button to order a copy autographed by Jack Chipman!
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COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CALIFORNIA POTTERY SECOND EDITION Newly Updated Values, 2005 |
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by JACK CHIPMAN This updated and expanded reference and price guide to California Pottery contains chapters on the most collectible companies including BAUER, CATALINA. BRAYTON, SASCHA BRASTOFF, KAY FINCH, FLORENCE, GLADDING-McBEAN, METLOX, PACIFIC, HOWARD PIERCE, HEDI SCHOOP, VERNON, WALLACE, and WINFIELD. In all, 28 chapters chronicle the dynamics and innovation that were the hallmarks of the Southern California Ceramic Industry. Over 328 pages of informative reference material including company histories, archival images, vintage advertising, marks, and current values. Hard bound, full color, 8-1/2" x 11", price $24.95. Click on the button to order a copy autographed by Jack Chipman! |